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So.... you hate "stupid big government" unless it's something you care about? Get in line. Here's a post I made a couple weeks ago when a similar story was published.

All posters on here so far are either fools or don't know anything about how this works. So- you don't want big government taking away access to your roads? Well big government built those roads and now big government is going to have to maintain them to a certain level of safety, and that's a ****-ton of money. Not to mention the occasional lawsuit when some idiot wrecks his atv on a road and then sues because the roads aren't maintained to their liking. You uneducated red necks really make me mad sometimes. You want your cake and eat it too. Complete hypocrisy runs rampant. What's that? You don't mind paying a bit more for these roads to be open and maintained? That's fine but we better not expect you to chip in for schools or or medicare! Stupid big government!

You disgust me. Why am I so sensitive to this subject? Because I worked as a civil engineer on the Tongass in Alaska while we tried to come to a compromise on this same exact issue. What did we get? Pissed off "I hate big government" red necks who hated it that we ever built the roads, hated it it that we wanted to close them and hated it it that it cost money to keep them open. You got to pick your poison morons. You hate big government? You should be screaming at every congressman to get these damn roads closed as fast as possible. To hear the IDIOT comments about big government over stepping when it comes to closing these roads makes me throw my hands in the air with sadness- there's no reasoning with people who believe in fairy tales- and that's you idiots. Make a choice- stick to your guns and realize you are not the only person in this country with needs, desires, passions and beliefs. I realize that's a stretch for some of you- Daddy never had to deal wiff no damm wolfs! Sometimes I wish i was king for a day....

Juda- your comment shows your general ignorance. While your'e stereotyping let's take it all the way. The South is mostly obese red necks who are right wing religious nut jobs. Those that aren't should join us in the United States of Northern America before we build the wall. Those in the north, excluding your friends of course, are generally better educated, more open minded and in way better physical shape. Those that live in the north that hate the idea of their neighbor having health care or think that more guns ends gun violence can feel free to move to the United States of Southern North America. We will all be happier for it! :)

Juda- your comment shows your general ignorance. While your'e stereotyping let's take it all the way. The South is mostly obese red necks who are right wing religious nut jobs. Those that aren't should join us in the United States of Northern America before we build the wall. Those in the north, excluding your friends of course, are generally better educated, more open minded and in way better physical shape. Those that live in the north that hate the idea of their neighbor having health care or think that more guns ends gun violence can feel free to move to the United States of Southern North America. We will all be happier for it! :)

I got my whooping cough vaccine when I re upped my tetanus. All you parents who don't immunize? You think 911 was inside job and you have your life savings-$321- under the mattress. I wish we could send all of you guys, the gun clingers, the red necks, the health care haters and the big government complainers to the South and you would break off and form the United States of Southern North America. This is my fantasy. Then us northerns could build a wall that you couldn't climb over when your'e all sick, your poor are starving and you've decimated your natural resources. At least you will all be well armed for the inevitable war for potato chips and soda pop. Just like Easter Island, all the potato chips will be eaten and every tree will be chopped. The only problem with this plan? Us notherners are bleeding hearts and we would do food drops- it would make me mad and you would complain about the lentils but I can't stand to watch your ignorant and innocent offspring starve.

I'm right there with you iwill- I was a pretty good kid- no drugs, great grades, no trouble, low maintenance etc. but I still felt like I put my single Dad through a stressful hell just because I existed. Hope he didn't want grand kids!

I enjoy criticizing hypocrites as much as the next guy but this isn't a good example. The problem with DUII is that to someone under the influence it can be hard to gauge if you're breaking the law. Folks who work for the OSP are human just like people who don't. Should they know better? Sure- but so should the rest of us and I have plenty of friends who have a DUII. If this officer repeat offends it might be time to talk about his job fitness- as it is, we all make mistakes. Cops too. May he learn from this just as I hope all my friends have.

I wonder if a jury of peers is an appropriate place for court cases like these. Of course we would all want millions and millions if the roles were reversed. I do believe that there needs to be a system to motivate corporations to "do good" but if all we knew about this case was this article it would seem to be pilot error and an ambulance chasing lawyer. 3000 pounds overweight? That's incredible. I flew in helicopters for 5 years in Alaska and because of previous accidents the safety minimums set for the USFS was very high. These pilots, at over a ton over weight, were missing a dangerous factor. In Alaska we talked of something known as the 'weekend effect.' Passengers and pilots are willing to take more risks if there is a more urgent reason to get home- for example it's Friday. Or you only want to make one trip instead of two. Or, as in the case of a deadly wreck that killed 13 off the north end of POW island in Alaska in the 70's, people wanted to get home for Thanksgiving weekend despite low clouds and the wind picking up. My buddy was involved in a helicopter incident when the crew wanted to save a couple miles hiking through dense forested hills if they used a less appropriate LZ. Instead the tail rotor hit a rock when the hovering machine became unstable as it was being offloaded. No one was hurt but it could have been avoided.

I'm from Cascadia. The post office burned down a couple months ago along with the old school building that was a private residence. It's kinda sad- the post office was the final and last thing in Cascadia that created any sense of community. The truth is though keeping it open would be akin to welfare for the community. Who else keeps a business open that loses money? I remember my youth fondly though... candy bars and soda from Maples, gossip from the post office and swimming under the covered bridge all summer long. Now Cascadia is basically a retirement community.

I have no problem with people opting out of single payer health care. As long as they sign a waver that says when they get injured or hurt or sick they will pay up front for any health related costs they incur. Otherwise the rest of us pay for it with higher insurance costs and taxes. Herein lies the problem. The first thing Mrs. Brown is going to do when she breaks her leg (I hope that never happens) is go get a cast. What if she can't pay for it? The rest of us do. This happens endlessly every day in America. It's why the mandate was originally a right wing idea that both Romney and Obama embraced. It's the only idea that works. Mrs. Brown- sign the waiver but don't expect us to cover for you.

I almost died this way. http://thepowerofcrystals.blogspot.com/2008/10/40000-pounds-of-gold.html I suppose it's a hazard of the road but I also have heard from truck driver friends that if you take the course you get the license. Maybe they need to clamp down a bit on these drivers.

In Cascadia, the tiny town I grew up in, we got two channels; one was PBS that came up the valley from Albany and the other was KOIN 6. We had the KOIN 6 broadcast translator right in our front yard because we lived on a hill overlooking the Santiam valley that Cascadia lies in. I grew up in the 80's watching Donahue and Hancock (and Randy Querin!- and I remember the return of "Hello everybody, nice seeing you again") and thinking that I wanted to have that job someday. My Dad would turn off the translator a couple days before the community meeting where everyone was supposed to chip in $20 a year to maintain the tubes and other electronics. Folks would get so mad! That's what happens when you just get the one network channel- I think they were mostly mad about Wheel of Fortune being off.

Thanks for the great years and memories Mike! Oh yeah- I was a kid but I also remember you talking about Oregon history one summer at Champoeg State Park. It was exciting to see you in person for a kid!

Government over reach? What an understatement. Why does big Republican government always want to control our lives- starting with women? Just like every other backwards society like the Taliban- start with the women.

There should be a pool where all the red necks who want to kill large defenseless animals with a high powered rifle from a distance could get a chance to kill one of the sea lions. Or better yet- if salmon was truly a priority the red neck should get the chance to push the handle that would set off the explosives that remove the dams. The dams are the culprit. Not the sea lions. Killing the sea lions for their crimes is akin to killing a person who picks up a dollar bill off the ground. Of course you pick up the dollar.